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 2 «Iwelisi tɔm ndʋ mɔyɔɔdʋʋ yɔ camɩyɛ;

Iyele nɛ pɩkɛnɩ-m laŋɩyɛ hɛzʋʋ mbʋ pɩlɩnɩ mɩ-cɔlɔ yɔ.

 3 Ɩwɛɛ suuɖu alɩwaatʋ ndʋ mɔyɔɔdʋʋ yɔ;

Mɛntɛŋ yɔɔdʋʋ lɛ, ɩpɩzɩɣ nɛ iwoŋi-m.+

 5 Ɩcɔnɩ-m nɛ pɩɖɩɣzɩ-mɩ;

Ihuuzi mi-nesi mɩ-nɔsɩ yɔɔ.

 6 Mamaɣzɩɣ pɩ-yɔɔ lɛ, pɩcɛyɩɣ-m,

Nɛ mon-tomnaɣ kpeekpe seliɣ.

 7 Ɛbɛ yɔɔ ɛyaa kɩdɛkɛdaa cakɩ wezuu,+

Pakpadɩyɩɣ, nɛ papɩsɩɣ ñɩm* tɩnaa?+

 8 Pe-piya wɛ pɔ-cɔlɔ tam,

Nɛ panaɣ pa-lʋlʋʋ taa mba.

 9 Pa-ɖɩsɩ wɛ pɛɛyɛ taa, sɔɔndʋ ɛɛkpaɣ-wɛ,+

Nɛ Ɛsɔ ɛɛhɔŋ pa-nɩŋgbaaŋ nɛ ɛ-ɖaʋ.

10 Pa-naŋ abalɩñɩŋ ɩɩkpaɣ nɛ pɩtɩlʋlɩ;

Pa-naŋ halɩñɩŋ lʋlʋʋ nɛ ɩɩhɔlɩsʋʋ.

11 Pa-pɩyalaa seɣ awayɩ ɛzɩ heŋ ewiɖe yɔ,

Nɛ pe-piya mɛyɩɣ.

12 Peteɣ hendu nɛ pamakɩ nesi tɛɛ suye* nɛ cɩmʋʋ

Nɛ pɛmɛyɩɣ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ panɩɣ hɩlaɣ taŋ yɔ.+

13 Panɩɣ leleŋ pe-wezuu caɣʋ kɩyakɩŋ kpeekpe

Nɛ petiki Pɩlaʋ* taa laŋhɛzɩyɛ taa.*

20 Tɛtɛ nɛ ɛna asɛyʋʋ ŋgʋ kɩtalɩɣ-ɩ yɔ nɛ ɛ-ɛsa,

Nɛ ɛ-maɣmaɣ ɛñɔɔ Ðoŋ Tɩŋa Tʋ pana.+

21 Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ ye papasɩ e-fenasɩ yɔ,*+

Mbʋ pɩkaɣ talʋʋ ɛ-ɖɩɣa ɛ-ɖɛʋ wayɩ yɔ pɩnaɣ-ɩ nɛ we?

22 Ɛzɩ nɔɔyʋ pɩzɩɣ nɛ ɛwɩlɩ sɩmtʋ* Ɛsɔ,+

Ŋgʋ ɛnʋ hʋʋnɩ tɔm mba pɛwɛ lona sɔsɔna taa yɔ?+

23 Ɛyʋ nɔɔyʋ sɩkɩ, ɛ nɛ e-ɖoŋ tɩŋa+

Alɩwaatʋ ndʋ ɛɛnɩɣzɩɣ natʋyʋ kaaʋ nɛ ɛhɛzɩ yem yɔ,+

24 Alɩwaatʋ ndʋ ɛ-tala ɖʋ num

Nɛ ɛ-mɔɔ wɛ ɖoŋ yɔ.*

25 Ɛlɛ ɛyʋ lɛlʋ ñasɩkɩ siziŋ sɔsɔŋ taa,*

Wiɖiyi ɛtɩɖɩŋ pʋyʋ kɩbanʋ nɔɔyʋ.

26 Pa-naalɛ pakaɣ hɩnʋʋ puuyuu taa,+

Nɛ sonzoowa kaɣ pa-naalɛ pɔ-yɔɔ huuzuu.+

27 Ɩna! Mansɩm ndʋ ɖeyi ɖeyi ɩmaɣzɩɣ yɔ

Nɛ ɖʋtʋ ndʋ ɩlakɩ se ɩlabɩ-m kɩdɛkɛdɩm* yɔ.+

28 Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ ɩtɔŋ se: “Le weyi ɛ-hɩɖɛ sɛwa yɔ ɛ-ɖɩɣa wɛɛ,

Nɛ le kizinziku ŋgʋ kɩ-tɛɛ kañatʋ tʋ caɣaa yɔ kɩwɛɛ?”+

Ɩtɩtazɩ mbʋ mbʋ panawa yɔ* pɩ-taa camɩyɛ,

30 Nɛ ɩna se pɩfɛɣ ɛyʋ kɩdɛkɛdʋ asɛyʋʋ kɩyakʋ wiye

Nɛ ehikiɣ ñʋʋ yabʋ pana kɩyakʋ wiye yaa we?

31 Apɩzɩɣ nɛ eheyi-i kaɣlaa se ɛ-nʋmɔʋ tɩtʋʋzɩ,

Nɛ akaɣ-ɩ hɛyʋʋ mbʋ ɛlaba yɔ pi-lone taa?

32 Powokini-i pɩlaŋ yɔɔ lɛ,

Feŋiyu nɔɔyʋ kaɣ feŋuu ɛ-pɩlaʋ yɔɔ.

33 Fɛɛʋ* taa tambaɣ kaɣ-ɩ kɛdɩnʋʋ,+

Nɛ ɛyaa kpeekpe tɩŋɩɣ ɛ-wayɩ,*+

Ɛzɩ ɛyaa mba pɛɖɛ-ɩ nɔɔ nɛ pɛfɛyɩ kalʋʋ yɔ.